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A FinOps Guide to Managing AWS EKS Extended Support Costs
Overview Managing cloud infrastructure requires vigilant oversight of not just resource consumption but also service lifecycles. A significant and often overlooked source of waste in Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the extended support fee for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). AWS provides standard support for EKS Kubernetes versions for a limited time, typically 14 months. […]
Optimizing OpenSearch: When to Shift from Serverless to Provisioned on AWS
Overview AWS OpenSearch Serverless provides incredible agility, allowing engineering teams to deploy powerful search and analytics capabilities without managing underlying infrastructure. This convenience, however, comes at a premium. For workloads that mature from variable, unpredictable patterns into stable, consistent operations, the serverless pricing model can lead to significant cost waste. The core opportunity for FinOps […]
A FinOps Guide to AWS SageMaker Cost Optimization
Overview As organizations increasingly rely on machine learning (ML), services like Amazon SageMaker have become significant drivers of cloud expenditure. While SageMaker provides a powerful, managed environment for the entire ML lifecycle, it also presents a common challenge: resource overprovisioning. Data scientists and ML engineers, focused on performance and speed, often select compute instances with […]
FinOps Guide to Eliminating Idle AWS SageMaker Endpoint Costs
Overview Machine learning infrastructure is a powerful driver of innovation, but it also presents a significant challenge for cloud financial management. Within the AWS ecosystem, Amazon SageMaker provides a robust platform for building and deploying ML models. However, its pricing model for Real-Time Inference Endpoints can lead to substantial and often hidden costs if not […]
A FinOps Guide to AWS MemoryDB Reserved Node Commitments
Overview Amazon MemoryDB for Redis delivers high-performance, in-memory database capabilities, but this performance often comes with a significant price tag. For organizations running stable, long-term applications on MemoryDB, paying On-Demand rates represents a major source of financial waste. This is where a strategic financial commitment can fundamentally change the cost equation. By leveraging MemoryDB Reserved […]
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